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AUDIO-TECHNICA
WIRELESS MICROPHONES USED FOR 41ST ANNUAL GMA DOVE AWARDS
— Show RF
Audio Coordinator Bruce Bodor praises A-T’s Artist Elite®
5000 Series UHF Wireless System for its reliable performance and user-friendly
operation —
STOW, OH, May 3, 2010 — Audio-Technica,
a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 45 years, provided
wireless solutions for the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards, taped live
on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry
House, and broadcast on GMC, Sunday, April 25, 2010.
Several
featured performers used Audio-Technica’s acclaimed Artist
Elite® 5000 Series UHF Wireless System, paired with
the AEW-T5400 Cardioid Condenser Handheld Transmitter, during the
course of the show, including co-host Bart Millard of MercyMe; Amy
Grant; Francesca Battistelli; Jars of Clay; Tenth Avenue North; Red;
Donald Lawrence; Phillips, Craig & Dean; Kari Jobe; and Michael
W. Smith, who led a moving finale performance of the Haiti benefit
“Come Together Now,” accompanied by the rest of the night’s
artists. A-T’s 5000 Series wireless was also used as part of
the mic setup for a gospel medley performance, and additionally the
house band used a selection of A-T hardwired microphones throughout
the show.
The
team responsible for the audio at this year’s Dove Awards included
a who’s who of broadcast audio. Marc Repp was the Audio Producer/Broadcast
Music Mixer working out of MTV Networks’ Pegasus HD truck; White
House, Tennessee-based Blackhawk Audio, Inc., provided the sound system
with FOH (front-of-house) mixer Rick Shimer; and Bruce Bodor was the
RF Audio Coordinator.
Bodor,
whose credits involve wireless work for ESPN and CBS Sports, stated,
“For this year’s Dove Awards, using Audio-Technica wireless
systems, we experienced zero dropouts, which is always a great thing
to be able to say. We had a wide variety of artists singing in different
vocal ranges, and the A-T wireless systems performed flawlessly for
all with great sound. There was absolutely no distortion, unlike some
other wireless systems, and A-T’s wireless is also very user
friendly. This adds another level of confidence for the performers,
engineers and show producers.”
For
more information, please visit www.audio-technica.com.
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Photo Caption: Amy Grant, performing using Audio-Technica’s
Artist Elite® 5000 Series UHF Wireless System, paired with the
AEW-T5400 Cardioid Condenser Handheld Transmitter, at the 41st Annual
GMA Dove Awards.
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